Up to 30 percent of all patients develop diabetes mellitus within the first year after a kidney transplantation. This high rate could soon fall rapidly. A Medical University of Vienna research team at Vienna General Hospital's University Department of Internal Medicine III has discovered in the...
Kidney transplant from a living donor, besides of being the best option for young people and those affected by particular conditions, results in increased organ survival and solves in part the organ shortage afflicting Spain since the mid-90 despite the high rate of cadaveric donation. According...
What happens with the blood that comes back from kidney dialysis through a vein in arm?Eithr it wil go to heart,oxygenation wil take place again or it wil get dstribute to body parts without oxygenation?
some time ago i was giving my dog food and beans was included and my grandma told me it causes abortion in dogs so it is not advisable to feed dogs with beans. Now my 8 mths dog is suspected to be pregnant but i have to abort it. does anybody know if it is true that beans can cause abortion in...
I just dropped him off at the emergency clinic right now and my 6 month 3.75 pounds kitten has been diagnosed with kidney failure. The vet said that she could TRY to give him antibiotics but that might be futile and waste my money (?!?!). I'll transfer him to a day care clinic at 8am since...
Experimental drug Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin) was found to lower the risk of major vascular events by 16.1% compared to a placebo for patients with chronic kidney disease, Merck & Co announced today. Vytorin is a cholesterol lowering medication. Examples of major vascular events are...
Healthy postmenopausal women who receive estrogen therapy have a higher risk of developing kidney stones (nephrolithiasis), according to researchers from Dallas, Texas, in an article published in Archives of Internal Medicine, October 11. Estrogen therapy, also known as estrogen replacement...
The last place I imagined being was in an operating room following the minute-by-minute highlights of the significant kidney surgery being performed on Brian's dad. More »
Examination of a gene involved in cell signaling finds that four common variants of this gene are associated with the development of end-stage renal disease in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the August 25 issue of JAMA. Renal (kidney) failure is an important...
Interrupting the blood flow for over 20-25 minutes during kidney cancer surgery leads to a greater risk for patients developing chronic kidney disease, a Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic collaborative research team has found. The study has been published in the journal, European Urology. For the...
When kidney cancer spreads to other body parts, patients usually receive a poor prognosis. A new Mayo Clinic study examined the benefits of surgical treatment of kidney cancer, specifically renal cell carcinoma, and how patients saw improved prognosis of their cancer. These findings were...
When kidney cancer spreads to other body parts, patients usually receive a poor prognosis. A new Mayo Clinic study examined the benefits of surgical treatment of kidney cancer, specifically renal cell carcinoma, and how patients saw improved prognosis of their cancer. These findings were...
Tengion Inc. (Nasdaq: TNGN) announced that its scientists have presented new research data in three podium presentations at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) which was held May 23-26 in Philadelphia. These presentations highlighted key findings in...
Three new reports describe biomarkers that identify either kidney transplant recipients likely to maintain excellent and stable allograft function in the absence of immunosuppressive drugs or those at risk of losing their transplants. Peter Heeger and Bernd Schroppel, at Mount Sinai School of...
A new study indicates that patients aged 75 years or older who have confined kidney tumors do not live longer if they have their entire kidney removed. The research reveals that these patients typically have other medical problems of greater significance and that many should receive more...
Two-year results from phase III clinical trials show the experimental immunosuppressive drug belatacept can better preserve kidney function in kidney transplant recipients while preventing graft rejection when compared with the standard immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine. The two-year results...
Two-year results from phase III clinical trials show the experimental immunosuppressive drug belatacept can better preserve kidney function in kidney transplant recipients while preventing graft rejection when compared with the standard immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine. The two-year results...
My cat has kidney failure and I have to give him Sub Q fluids every day
ever sense the vet has being injecting him with fluids he's being walking funny almost like limping on both rear legs has anybody ever experience this and know what the cause is
Please let me know
Thank you